PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Hailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by White Rabbit. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hawk
vs
Hailey

188 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

AnonymouS
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Hailey!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hailey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawk sprawls well initially but Hailey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Hawk looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hailey pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hawk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hailey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hawk working to try and regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hailey controlling from the full mount.
Hawk working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk is working hard here to advance position.
Hailey is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hawk is in real trouble.
Hawk tries to roll but Hailey sticks to his back.
Hawk is breathing heavily.
Hailey has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hawk's body.
Hawk is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hailey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hawk.
Hawk can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hailey trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hawk doesn't escape.
Hawk tries to escape the position.
Hailey just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hawk tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hailey is hanging on to Hawk's back as he tries to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hailey keeps control of the position easily here as Hawk tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Hawk's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Hailey dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hailey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hailey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawk keeps working.
Hawk is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hawk gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hailey wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hailey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hailey takes Hawk's back.
Hailey has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hawk's body.
Will Hailey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Hailey has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hawk's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk tries to roll but Hailey sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hailey really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hawk.
Hawk can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hailey is trying to stick to Hawk's back but Hawk is turning into Hailey. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hailey's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hawk.

Hailey looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hawk is defending well. Hailey quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hawk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hailey celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Hailey!
An out of breath Nick Hailey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Tim Hawk was interviewed post fight and said 'I Always hated how i had a glass jaw and lanky limbs but i stuck with it.Next time im gonna come back better than ever.'.